Araminta and Jason get married at the beginning of the chapter. Alice doesn't even attend; Mr. Smith does, to give Araminta away, but skedaddles off tout de suite with the comment that he has to go take Alice out to lunch.
Araminta has a wedding day (and first days after) that would be atypical for anyone but a Betts heroine: Jason works quite a bit, and she is left to learn about the house on her own. She gets some tapestry to do, and Jason takes her to Harrods for a shopping spree. Essentially, she needs a whole new wardrobe; not even her wedding suit is quite good enough.
At the very end of the chapter, Araminta realizes she is in love with Jason, and probably has been for a while. She's sensible about it, though, and decides to have a good try at winning his love (with the help of a good clothes, careful makeup and well-dressed hair, natch).
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